Shirt



Aug. 9,1938. M. LIEBMANN SHIRT Filed March lo, 1938 INVENTOR ZOJQV ZLemanw TORNEY Patented Aug. 9, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFCE SHIRT Moses Liebmann, New York,'N. Y.

Application March 10,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in Shirtsor similar garments and has for its object the provision of a garment of this character wherein means are provided for enabling sus- 5 penders or trouser supporters to be worn beneath the shirt and wholly concealed thereby without preventing or interfering with the normal trouser-supporting function of the suspenders.

l As is well known, the construction of suspenders and the location of buttons on the trousers adapted to be engaged thereby are such `that the Suspenders must -be worn externally of the shirt. This is inconvenient, particularly in warm weather, when it is often desirable to discard the coat, this being often unconventional because of the exposure of the` suspenders. I am aware that so-called invisible suspenders have been made for wear beneath a shirt, but such Suspenders have required the engagement of the shirt over the suspender buttons, thus placing strain on the shirt, re-

stricting the elastic action of the Suspenders andin cases of strenuous activity on the part of the wearer, causing damage to the shirt.

With the improved shirt forming the subject matter of this invention, the Suspenders are completely covered and concealed by the body of the shirt so that the coat may be discarded at will without presenting an appearance often considered objectionable because of the exposure of the Suspenders. It is also particularly desirable for sport shirts and the like, with which a coat is seldom, if ever, worn.

In the drawing, forming a part hereof, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shirt made in accordance with the invention, showing how the same appears when in use; Fig. 2vis a rear View of theA Same; Fig. 3 is a face view of one of the openings in the body of the shirt through which the suspender tab portions project, with one of the patch-like members for the opening broken away to disclose construction; Fig. 4 is a view of the inner face of a portion of the shirt surrounding the opening; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view through a portion of the shirt showing how the suspender tabs extend through the openings in the shirt and engage the suspender buttons on the trousers.

The. body of the improved shirt may be of any style desired since the general .design of the shirt forms no part of the invention, and the trouser supporters or Suspenders 2 are adapted to be worn beneath the shirt and wholly concealed thereby as shown in Fig. 1. In order to 1938, Serial No. 195,017

permit the Suspenders to engage with the trouser buttons 3 provided on the inside of the trousers Il near the upperjedge or waist line 5 thereof, the body of the Shirt is provided with a plurality of openings. The front of the shirt is formed with two of these elongated openings 6 and 1, through which the tab portions 8 of the suspenders may protrude to engage with the buttons 3 on the trousers 4. The back of the garment is provided with a similar elongated opening 9 through which the rear tabs I0 of the supporters or Suspenders may extend to engage with the back buttons II on the inside of the trouser waist band near the top thereof.

The front openings 6 and 'I in the shirt are each covered and fully concealed by a flap or patch I2 stitched to the outer face of the garment by the stitches I3 extending along its sides and at its top as indicated at I4. The lower edge I5 of the patch or flap is not secured to the body of the shirt. In other words, the patch or flap I2 resembles a pocket formed on the shirt, and it is in reality an inverted pocket, since it has a closed top and open bottom. The tabs 8 and I0 project through the elongated openings 6, 1 and Il and are thus free to engage with the buttons 3 and II on the trousers. The lower free edge I5 of the ap or patch I4 extends downwardly behind the top edge 5 of the trousers .and conceals such parts of the suspender tabs 8 and III 'as would normally be visible Without the use of the patch or flap.

In other words, the patches or flaps I2l and I6 serve to not only cover the openings 6, I and 9, through which the suspender tabs protrude but they also cover such portions of the suspender flaps 8 and III as extend out of the openings and are disposed between said openings and the top edge 5 of the trousers.

When the garment is worn, it will be seen that the Suspenders are completely covered thereby and such parts of the same as protrude externally of the shirt are wholly concealed by the flaps or patches I2 and I6. Thus, the Suspenders may be worn under all conditions without being exposed in any way. The patches or flaps I2 and I6 are so located and disposed that the same are unobtrusive and the desired effect is secured by reason of the fact that said patches or aps are shaped to resemble pockets formed in the shirt.

What I claim is:

A shirt or similar outer garment under which trouser supporters are .adapted to be worn, the body of said shirt being formed with openings located adjacent to the trousers top through which tab portions of the trouser supporters extend to engage trouser buttons, said shirt having spaced ilaps formed to resemble pockets secured ove; and concealing said openings, the flaps having their lower edges free of the shirt body, said aps being so located upon the shirt body that the free lower edges of said flaps extend below the upper edge of the trousers top, each ap overlying one of the openings and cooperating v'lith the trousers in fully concealing the tab portions of the trousers extending through said openings.

MOSES LIEBMANN. 

